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EVE-01

Vector Phase Shaping Synthesizer

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0.1.5 (Updated 4 months ago)
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August 13, 2018
Reaktor 6
Subtractive Hybrid Sound Generator Experimental

DESCRIPTION

Evolving Vector Environment
EVE-01

Six voice vector phase shaping synthesizer with limited components but very complex modulation options, due to this is somewhat CPU intensive.

Supports input from both standard MIDI and MPE controllers (MPE input received on channels 2 - 7, vertical position on MIDI CC 74).

Per Voice: 2 Oscillators, LFO, Noise Generator, Envelope Generator, Sample & Hold, Low Pass / High Pass Resonant Filter, and Stereo Positioning

Video:
https://youtu.be/jGCvHB2nh44
(one instance of EVE-01, some reverb added with Replika)

Oscillators based on ADSR Tutorial:
https://youtu.be/LQsST0bahCM

More Information on Vector Phase Shaping Synthesis:
http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/4096/1/vps_dafx11.pdf

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Version 0.1.2 2018-09-18
- Smoothed out certain values sent to Stereo Position Modulation
- MPE AD envelope changed to logarithmic from linear
- Increased LFO frequency range
- Panel B now shows only scopes
- Added attenuator to scale scope view
- 12 new presets
- New preset bank 'Sound Generators'
(no pitch input, most can be modified by mod wheel position)

Version 0.1.3 2019-02-24
- Change to LFO frequency modulation behaviour
- Added key sync to oscillators
- Ability to offset phase on oscillators and LFO when key sync is enabled
- Select oscillator view now by clicking corresponding scope
- 6 new presets
- New preset bank for ‘Drones’

Version 0.1.4 2019-08-06
- Parameters better implemented for ‘Morph/Random’ function between presets
- Changed parameter ID numbers and names for easier use with automation
- 10 new presets

Version 0.1.5 2024-12-02
- Added active modulation indicators under each control
- Added switch for syncing LFO frequency to BPM
- Added panel controls for MIDI channel, unison and voice spread
- Added limiter on output
- Added mono / poly switch for modulation source selection scope display
(changes between showing last active voice signal and all voice signals)
- Changed oscillator 2 'Key Sync' control to 'Oscillator Sync'
(resets oscillator 2 when oscillator 1 goes low)
- Changed MIDI note display to show notes rather than velocity
- Changed voice allocation from 'Oldest' to 'Reassign'
- Changed mod routing sends to be more efficient
- Changed audio signal routing to event signals where possible
- Changed button graphics
- Changed signal routing controls to unipolar for Envelope, S&H, Filter, and Output sections
- Changed control smoothing amounts in audio path to reduce clicks
- Changed envelope decay behaviour when sustain is off
- Changed oscillator scope display to last active voice rather than all voices
- 8 new presets

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COMMENTS  (49)

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Sergey Butovskyy
2 weeks ago
So beautiful! This best sounds in my life!
giraffe
3 months ago
WOW! This is in my top 10 of Reaktor instruments. Super elegant brave UI design principles & very stylish design & a great inspiring sound & very fun to 'patch' around. Many thanks & very curious for future instruments.
Emm Bss1
3 months ago
INSANE WORK
11253
3 months ago
Hey Stephen, you'll need to edit the ensemble in order to change from channel aftertouch to poly. It wouldn't be much work to add a UI button to switch between aftertouch modes so I may add that in the future. It is a fairly simple change though so in the meantime here's how to do so - https://youtu.be/qKyl8TGx1jo
Stephen Wey
3 months ago
Is it possible to make it receive poly aftertouch?
Stephen Wey
3 months ago
This is a beautiful instrument - very lovely sound
Fedor Tkachev
4 months ago
fabulous instrument, thanks!
Léo Monsang
4 months ago
I love "Light String" preset Tkx a lot dude
Mark Meador
10 months ago
YUMMY...comes to mind; creamy yet crunchy. And I haven't even used it yet! The interface is sort of Mono-dimensional; the sounds, though, are Knee-Deep.
Patrick van Raalten
1 year ago
This synth has its own distinct character! Very well made! Thank you!
Rui Santos
3 years ago
Solved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcI-YPdY6dI
Rui Santos
3 years ago
I can't make the INIT preset make sound. What am I missing?
igor beuk
4 years ago
thank you its better to be limited than to be anusable like kontour
memory splinter
4 years ago
This thing is gorgeous! Love the GUI and LOVE the silky sonic textures you can get out of her
pawel hpx
5 years ago
I like the UI a lot. The sounds this can make are exceptional.
Stephen Barnard
5 years ago
fantastic!
Claude S.
5 years ago
It's a lovely instrument. It will have a special place in my heart now.
Marco Catani
5 years ago
amazing
kamedin
5 years ago
...lol
kamedin
5 years ago
@oh ok the sine oscillator drives the function with a single-ramp phasor. he's driving it with a two-ramp phasor, so he needs the function to send that "custom" shape to it.
kamedin
5 years ago
it's so bladerunnerishly pretty =)
krosstalk
5 years ago
nice in all aspects, thx
Felix Petrescu
5 years ago
mad mad good:) so digital and so beautiful in sound. also great interface and visualisation. hard to close it...;) thank you !!!!
Paule
5 years ago
Thanks Alec.
David Moore
5 years ago
What a beautiful sound
11253
5 years ago
@Sergio Avila if you're referring to the 'Stereo Position' it is more for stereo widening than panning. It works by varying the amplitudes of the voices through different delay lines.
Sergio Avila
5 years ago
pos doesnt work
11253
6 years ago
@Julian Hellman Does this happen with various presets? If it is happening on all of them then I haven't been able to recreate that issue. The only patch out of the 'Standard' bank that continuously makes sound is 'Coarse Sand' but all the others return to silence when sending them notes at full velocity for me. If it is with your own settings and there is any modulation on the oscillators' amplitudes then that may be what is causing it or if the noise generator is routed to the output.
Gregory Jeune
6 years ago
Really good work, Thanks!
Julian Hellmann
6 years ago
I love your synth! But I have a problem: When I play loadly and stop then, the synth keeps playing silently, even with 0 amp. Do you know this problem?
11253
6 years ago
@Alex Plant There's a changelog attached with the ensemble file but I guess I could have updated the description here to include it as well. Anyway here are the changes in 0.1.3: - Change to LFO frequency modulation behaviour (the modulation amount display now corresponds linearly with the fader as it previously did not) - Added key sync to oscillators - Ability to offset phase on oscillators and LFO when key sync is enabled - Select oscillator view now by clicking corresponding scope - Some new presets and a bank for the 'drone' presets Also if you have any recommendations on how you think it can be further refined, as you previously mentioned, I'm open to suggestions. Keep in mind though I also very much like the weird noisiness! @kevin halloran The envelope generator should function in a pretty standard way. It is a bit different in that the sustain level can vary after it has been triggered, this is in order to work by being triggered by aftertouch when using an MPE controller and still have a consistent decay/release time. If you select the 'ENV' on the Modulation Routing section and turn up the Scope Frequency a little (fader on right side) then you can see the envelope shape being generated when it is triggered. Hope this can help to better understand how the envelope generator functions.
Laxplanet
6 years ago
Hi, I see there has been an update. Can we get a changelog?
Julian Hellmann
6 years ago
holy shit! this sounds awesome!!
kevin halloran
6 years ago
great stuff! some excellent formant sounds and then some. one small detail : I haven't quite been able to figure out the envelope when varying release times (the sustain or not sustain block works as expected, but I can't get my head around the way the resulting AD and ASR envelopes work).
Greg Killmaster
6 years ago
I love how well this works with MPE and love all the visual feedback and info tips! A joy to play. Thank you for this!
Laxplanet
6 years ago
I'm liking this. Could be refined a bit but I do like that it gets weird and noisy.
Adrian Vinik Cubillos Poveda
6 years ago
GREAT WORK, HOW NEEDS MODULAR!!?? Thanks a lot, super inspiring synth.
andre cubilo
6 years ago
What the heck , i'm always "jealous" when people brings such ensembles, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge, great sound !!!
Bramsan Janssan
6 years ago
Beautiful interface and sounds
moogfish
6 years ago
Absolutely GREAT!!!
11253
6 years ago
@david bick Ya, the 'Polyphonic Expression' button is for switching between normal midi controllers and mpe controllers. When it is switched on each voice is on its own separate midi channel.
Lewi Glenis
6 years ago
Great demo–creamy sound.
david bick
6 years ago
I'm trying to figure out the polyphonic expression control, is this just something that would work with mpe?
david bick
6 years ago
very nice sounds and design. thank you!
krosstalk
6 years ago
nice sound and design, inspiring !
11253
6 years ago
@Jonathan Canupp Thank you! I’d be interested to hear how you use it. The zippering happens when changing the position quickly as it fades between multiple amplitudes and delays at different times. Slow modulation or jumping to different positions seems to work fine. Still an aspect that I’m experimenting with so hopefully I can find a way to sort it out.
Stf Dugs
6 years ago
Very interesting! I was surprised seeing all is done in primary and rather simple but it is very flexible and sounds original. The routing and modulation options are very powerful indeed!
Jonathan Canupp
6 years ago
Very impressive ensemble here! Unique and rather slick design. More importantly, quality sounds. I was pleasantly surprised, numerous times, throughout my first bit of exploration. No doubt, I'll be using this in some future production(s). Thank you for sharing! (Only criticism would be the occasional zippering when tweaking a couple of the 'Position' parameters)
Nico Staelens
6 years ago
Very nice sounds. Thank you!
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